Covid-19 vaccination: Health ministry asks states to focus on second jab

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan says many who are eligible have not received second dose, asks states for suggestions on formulating new norms for foreign travel

With India inching closer to the one-billion-Covid-vaccine-doses mark, the health ministry has asked states to focus on the second vaccination doses. Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has told states that a sizable number of beneficiaries who are eligible have not received their second dose.

He also asked states to share suggestions on formulating new guidelines for international travel. Health ministry is in the process of reviewing the guidelines in consultation with ministries of home, civil aviation and external affairs.

Bhushan congratulated the states in a video conference on their effort to vaccinate all citizens. “Government of India is in a position